Origin

Creation

Highschool of the Dead Vol. 1 JPN (2007)

The character of Wakisaka is a supporting character of the manga/anime series Highschool of the Dead that was written by Daisuke Sato and illustrated by Shouji Sato. The series first began serialization in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age magazine in July 2006.

In the English publication of the series done by Yen Press, Wakisaka was described as the Grammar teacher, but the official subtitled version that was aired on Anime Network he was described as being the Modern Japanese teacher. Wakisaka is a character who has never been shown before his change.

Major Story Arcs

Spring of the Dead

Rei strikes Wakisaka in the heart

Wakisaka was a teacher who was attacked and changed into one of Them, and was the first that Takashi, Rei, and Hisashi had their first encounter. He attacked Rei and she used her Sojutsu (spear martial-arts) skills to pierce him in the heart, but this didn't kill him. Grabbing the pole embedded within his chest, he knocked Rei to the ground. Hisashi jumped him to pull him away as he held the former teacher in a head lock. Sudden;y, his head twisted out of joint, and bit into his jacket coated arm. He quickly sank his teeth into his flesh and drew blood. Rei and Takashi froze. After Rei's screams for Takashi to do something finally sunk in, he rushed his former teacher and bashed his head in with a bat. Wakisaka was dead, but it was only a matter of time now for Hisashi.